Community & Contributions

Learning in public, on the record.

This is my open, timestamped log of giving back to the community — writing, speaking, mentoring and sharing what I've learned across two decades in IT. If you're building a similar record, feel free to copy the format.

7 in-depth articlesCertification guides and practitioner deep dives published since May 2026.
Talks & meetupsSessions and community meetups — upcoming engagements listed below.
Mentoring & Q&AAnswering developer questions and mentoring engineers earlier in their careers.

Contribution log — 2026

Newest first. Every entry links to public, verifiable output.

Jul 2026

Certification & leadership series (6 articles)

Honest, first-person guides across the certification landscape — PMP vs PRINCE2 vs Agile, the ISACA triangle, CEH & CHFI, TOGAF in the AI era and ITIL in a DevOps world — anchored by a personal essay on two decades of credentialing. Start with The Certification Stack →

Jun 2026

Published: PMP, PRINCE2 or Agile & the ISACA Triangle

Two decision guides for certification candidates — comparing the four major project-management credentials, and mapping the CISA/CISM/CRISC trio. Project management paths → · ISACA triangle →

Jun 2026

Published: CEH & CHFI — the attacker's mindset, legally

What the EC-Council pair actually teaches, and where the forensic half fits alongside hands-on security work. Read the article →

May 2026

Published: TOGAF in the AI era & Passkeys

An honest defence and critique of enterprise architecture governance, plus a pragmatic passkey rollout plan for product teams. TOGAF → · Passkeys →

May 2026

Published: ITIL in a DevOps world

Service management that doesn't slow you down — keeping ITIL's memory and DevOps' reflexes at the same time. Read the article →